News Reel - Cat Police

Ok, this is a bit off topic, but I enjoyed reading it so I thought I would share. I do have a cat related blog, but I don't have time to update both this one and that ... I may take up the torch again sometime, but not right now.



So without further ado, here is an OT article about cats Municipal cat police taking things a bit too fur. This creeps me out.

DogsDeserveFreedom - Economics, Dogs and Volunteering

The economic state of the world sucks. Plain and simple. Some prices have gone up, some have gone down and most people don't want to spend money because they are afraid they may not have a job in another month.


I was going to start this blog entry with some wordy paragraph, blah blah blah, but I'm not good at that stuff. There are a great many other bloggers out there who have some wonderful

Featured Rescue - Black Labrador Retriever

Well I haven't posted all weekend ... I haven't even done any Entrecard drops all weekend either! I apologize, but things have been hectic around here. Why does that seem to be the norm lately? Anyway, there was a big humane society function this weekend that kept me hopping as well as a new dog that has come to live with us (a perma-dog this time). I have a lot of topics boiling around in my

High Kill Shelters

Yep, you read that right. High Kill Shelters. They are out there. This is not new news. I'm not going to start ranting about it though; that could go on for hours!



There are many shelters out there that euthanize hundreds of animals per week. Many function as Canine or Animal Control. I know of a few High Kill Shelters in Ontario. Hamilton has one. Many of the smaller communities have one but

Guess the Breed #8

Today's Guess the Breed was again brought to us thanks to Calsidyrose, author of We Don't Rent Puppies. This little girl is around 9 months old. She is a shelter dog - can you guess her breed?? As always, here are the rules ... 1. No bashing other peoples' opinions. (Friendly banter only.)2. Post your opinion!3. Have fun!

Featured Rescue - Sherman the Bassett Hound

I ran across this guy on Petfinder and again have to wonder why rescues use such dreadful names. Statistics show that cute names adopt out faster than names like "Sherman". I asked the same question about that Border Collie named "Eubie".





This guy is 10 years old. Being a senior, he is already going to have a tough time finding a new home, let alone the fact that his eyes don't produce tears

Followup GTB

Thought I'd do my followup for the Guess the Breed that have been posted. I will do future followup on the posts themselves at the bottom, but for today I figured I'd put all the ones we've done so far in one post.


I was going to do this post yesterday but ended up spending a lot of time playing telephone tag ... someone left two 7 month old pups at a vet clinic. They were dropped off for their

Guess the Breed #7

Today's Guess the Breed is a purebred dog. I have a few other pics that are mixed breeds. I thought I should give some a challenge that is a bit more black and white.Is this one more difficult than the Briard? I hope so ... As always, remember the golden rules to playing this game ... 1. No bashing other peoples' opinions. (Friendly banter only.)
2. Post your opinion!
3. Have fun! Tomorrow I

Training Rant - Table Manners

Well we've had way too many raindrops and lollipops around here lately. This is because I’ve been stewing about some things but haven’t yet been able to put them out into well formed sentences – let alone well developed posts! I imagine you all don't want to see a post full of me sputtering unintelligibly. The amount of drafts labelled “Rant” in my blogger account is staggering. So, I figured I’d

Guess the Breed #6

Today's Guess the Breed has been brought to you by Calsidyrose, author of We Don't Rent Puppies . She generously offered some pictures of shelter dogs for us to guess at! Very nice of her, eh? If you have time, go check out her blog. It's always an interesting read.


This guy is estimated to be around one year old.
Please post your guesses in the comments section, but remember the rules!1. No

Featured Rescue - Lucinda the Boxer

It's been a while since I posted a Boxer up on the Featured Rescue. There are over 6000 Boxers available for adoption on Petfinder! Yikes. I just love the energy these dogs have!






This is Lucinda. She is about a year old and is already looking for her next home.






http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=14575026

Featured Rescue Followups August

Well, we have good news for some of the dogs I've featured. While some have been adopted, many more are waiting for their forever home. I encourage everyone to spay and neuter their dogs that are not breeding material. There are too many unwanted dogs out there.
Rafe and Redman the Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Status: NOT Adopted
Featured on January 12, 2009
Follow link here to see blog entry
Rodesian

Guess the Breed #5

How was your weekend? We had play dates all weekend so we were pretty doggie-centric! Went to the dog park on Friday, then we had people come over with different dogs both Saturday and Sunday. My guys were so tired last night, they kept falling asleep wherever they lay down. A tired dog is a good dog.


Today's Guess the Breed is brought to you by mytwh - this is one of her dogs, Ziggy. She said

Dear Dog, Best Regards

I found this online and after I had finished reading it I laughed! (I say after because in the first paragraph I was somewhat cranked!) I just had to share it with you. It has nothing to do with training, but it's Sunday and I have to get moving on some chores around here. You can do some wonderful things with Photoshop nowadays. Here goes ...


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Phoenix the Chow Update

So I'm a few days late on this ... but I figured I'd post it anyway. The Humane Society of Durham Region has posted an update about Phoenix the Chow. I have pasted their update below. Things are looking up for Phoenix. I'm happy for him. I wish him a comfortable life ... regardless of its length.

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September 9, 2009

CL Rant - Great Dog Part 2

After posting yesterday the rant about the "Great Dog" who needs to find a new home because of the new baby, I started thinking about an email that I received a while back. I know this isn't new and you all may have read it before, but I think of it each and every time I see an ad where someone needs to get rid of their dog or cat because of the arrival of a new baby.


I'm sorry if you've

Asshat Rant - Great Dog

I found this little gem while I was checking out the Craigslist posts this morning. I'm having some troubles with my CS4 and uploading to Blogger so I've had to copy and paste below the text from the ad. I have italicised the ad and make my comments in RED.


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for adoption:Great Dog to a Great Home

Now

Guess the Breed #4

Ok, I hope this one's not too easy for all of you! I've been looking around for the right dog to use for this GTB and I think I found one.


I have heard of this breed a few times, but there aren't any around town here that I know of. I did get to meet a few earlier in the summer ... but I won't tell you where until after you've done your guesses because it might give the answer away!

So, Guess

Tips - Vacationing with Your Dog

I hope you all have been having a great time this weekend. It's a long weekend and like many other people, we are away for a few days. I am seeing a lot of dogs in the hotel this weekend.


I wanted to post some quick, point form tips for you and your dogs to remember when vacationing with your dogs.


- Don't keep your dog on an extenda-leash when in the lobby ... it is a real pain in theass to

Post Exchange - Dogs Hate Michael Vick

Ok, I had to share this site. I originally found it when I was checking my drops inbox on Entrecard. If nothing else, Entrecard has let me to a few different neat blogs that I wouldn't have found otherwise! I just wish there was enough time in the day to read them all AND get my work done!


It's not really something I would normally pass on through this blog, but it made me laugh so much looking

Featured Rescue - Zeta the Belgian Malinois

There are 208 Belgian Malinois available today on Petfinder. This is a really neat, multipurpose breed. A friend of mine had a Malinois as one of their many junkyard dogs when we were growing up (they owned a scrapyard and always had five or six dogs). Of all their dogs, the Malinois was always the most interesting one to watch. She thought things through ... you could see her watching and

When You Get a Dog ...

Perusing through CL always gives me ideas (some aren't very nice) and makes me want to bang my head on the closest hard surface in frustration. I see dog owners getting rid of their dogs after they tire of them (or are unable to train them) all the time. Unlike most people out there, I foster some of them and you know what?


I watch those dogs go through the saddest time of their life and the

Milestone ... 300 posts

This is my 300th post!





Yikes. How crazy is that, eh? Who knew that I had so much to say? Ok, maybe my husband ... and maybe my coworkers ... and maybe the rest of my family ... and maybe everyone else around me ...





Ok. Ok. I get it. I talk a lot. I have a lot to say. Sorry. Sometimes I get so busy ranting that I go off on a tangent ... it's just because I have so much to say that it

Monthly Followup August

Monthly Followup


Is it September already? Good grief! Where did the summer go? Did it miss us? Anyway, I'll try to recap and followup this month as best I can ...



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Dog Owner Fined


Per the News Reel - Ontario Dog Owner Fined, an Ontario woman has been fined $14,000 after being found guilty of libelling a